FirstEnergy net income rises

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Electric utility FirstEnergy Corp
FE, -0.59%
said first-quarter net income rose to $220.8 million, or 67 cents a share, from $159.7 million, or 48 cents a share, earlier. The average forecast of analysts polled by Thomson First Call was for earnings of 64 cents a share. FirstEnergy. Revenue climbed 3% to $2.84 billion.

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